Annika’s Internet Insurance Policy
I don’t think anyone goes into parenting thinking of having a child who will need organ transplants. But that’s what happened to Moreena, whose daughter Annika has had two liver transplants, and is going to need a third, if she gets healthy enough that the doctors think she could survive the operation. And if having a desperately sick child isn’t bad enough, Moreena’s family is about to hit their insurance limit for the year.
Andrea has organized a web page to share information about ways to help Moreena’s family. I’ll be contributing, and will have a button up as soon as the donation account is set up. I encourage you to consider contributing as well, and to spread the word.
I’ve written before about the craziness of our health care system, and I’ll write about it again. And I also encourage you to contribute to organizations working on health care more systematically, especially in countries where small donations go a long way. But this one hits home to me. Annika is very close to D’s age. Reading about what Annika goes through makes me realize what a blessing it is to have a child who can consider a needle stick for a standard blood test a major indignity. I can’t imagine what it feels like to have a severely ill child. But I know they don’t need the financial stress on top of that.
February 12th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Thanks so much for helping to spread the word, Elizabeth.